1955 Poonch uprising

This article is about the uprising in Azad Kashmir. For the rebellion in the princely state, see 1947 Poonch Rebellion.
1955 Poonch Uprising
Part of the Kashmir conflict
DateFebruary 1955 – October 1956
(1 year and 8 months)
Location
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Result

Rebellion suppressed

  • Pakistani State order restored
Belligerents
Sudhans of Poonch Division Government of Pakistan
Government of Azad Kashmir
Commanders and leaders
Sardar Ibrahim Khan Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani
Major Usman
Units involved
Sudhan tribesmen Punjab Constabulary
Azad Kashmir Police
 Pakistan Army
Casualties and losses
Several arrested
Several homes burned down		 150 policemen of the Punjab Constabulary captured

The 1955 Poonch revolt, also known as the 1955 Sudhan uprising[1] was a Civil revolt in Azad Jammu and Kashmir against the State of Pakistan. The uprising broke out in February 1955 and was provoked largely by the dismissal of Sardar Ibrahim Khan. It took a year until the uprising was suppressed in October 1956.[2]

  1. ^ II: Revolt and Pacification 4.Early Years and the Sudhan Revolt. HarperCollins India. 13 February 2021.
  2. ^ Snedden, Christopher (2013). Kashmir: The Unwritten History. India: Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN 978-9350298978.